The economic system is manmade. Needs for the most part are not. As such it is the economic system that must adapt to a society and not the other way around. America needs President ObamaâEUR(TM)s middle class economics on steroids; that is emancipation.

Cowed by American regulations, local courts have allowed arms manufacturers significant exemptions from human rights law.
Australian governments continue to tolerate the workings of ITAR because of the trade-off of lucrative business investment.

The first convert to Islam was a businesswoman. She was a wealthy trader who inherited her father's business and later expanded it into an even more impressive enterprise. At one point, she offered a job to a man. He accepted and conducted a trading

Now an ambitious series of 20 web videos called We the Economy is setting out to demystify the economy in a variety of creative ways, ranging from informative mini-documentaries to song-and-dance numbers to an animated parody of My Little Pony.

"As big companies go, Monsanto is a runt. In terms of gross revenue, it is almost exactly the same size as Whole Foods and Starbucks. It's smaller than The Gap, way smaller than 7-11 and UPS, a tiny fraction of the size of Home Depot..."

For an economy to grow and create actual wealth, innovation is a bedrock component in the development of enhanced prosperity. Prosperity is an intriguing concept. Simply making and accumulating money falls short of establishing a successful economic model

The big banks and financial services industry are at it again, trying to undermine reforms we passed to prevent another economic meltdown.
They're pushing a package of bills that will tie up the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in so much red tape

Rather than confront poverty by extending jobless benefits to the long-term unemployed, endorsing a higher minimum wage, or supporting jobs programs, conservative Republicans are taking a different tack.

Our economic system incentivises the exploitation of earth's finite resources. Money does not stand for anything and must continue to grow (consume more resources) in order for the economy to function. Conventional economics is a form of brain damage.

We selected 3 area supermarkets with which to compare our farmers' market prices: an organic/health food chain, Wild Oats, as we grow organically (though not certified); the most widespread grocery store in town, Albertsons; and Wal-Mart...